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<br /> <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 P (303) 866-3567 F (303) 832-8106 https://mining.state.co.us <br />Jared Polis, Governor | Dan Gibbs, Executive Director | Virginia Brannon, Director <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />November 14, 2019 <br /> <br /> <br />New Elk Coal Company, LLC <br />12250 SH 12 <br />Weston, CO 81091 <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Proposed Decision <br /> Permit Renewal Application No. 7 (RN-7) <br /> New Elk Mine (Permit No. C-1981-012) <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Sir or Madam: <br /> <br />The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety is proposing to approve a renewal <br />application for coal mining and reclamation permit. The application was submitted by New Elk Coal <br />Company, LLC on August 29, 2018 for the New Elk Mine. In accordance with Rule 2.08.5(3)(b) of <br />the Rules and Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining, we are <br />providing notice of this proposed decision. <br /> <br />Any person with an interest which may be adversely affected by the proposed decision may request <br />a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board within 30 days of the first publication <br />of the public notice by the Division in the The Chronicle - News. <br /> <br />The underground mine is located approximately 25 miles West of Trinidad, Colorado. The permit <br />area is further described as follows: <br /> <br />T33S, R68W, Portions of Sections 24, 25 and 26 . All sections are partially or fully projected by <br />New Elk Coal Company due to the unsurveyed nature of the Maxwell Land Grant. The above- <br />mentioned tracts of land are shown on the USGS 7.5 minute Quadrangle maps of Vigil, Tercio, and <br />Stonewall. <br /> <br />Copies of the renewal application are available for public review in the Division offices at the above <br />address and at the Las Animas County Clerk and Recorder, 200 East First Street, Room 205, <br />Trinidad, CO 81082. A Copy of the Division's “Proposed Decision and Findings of Compliance” is <br />available at Las Animas County Clerk and Recorder, 200 East First Street, Room 205, Trinidad, CO <br />81082 and at the Division offices.